Moquilea platypus, also known as sun sapote, sansapote, and monkey apple, is a flowering tree in the family Chrysobalanaceae. The specific epithet (platypus) is Neo-Latin for "flat-footed".
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Moquilea platypus being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Vateria indica
- Carapa guianensis
- Inocarpus fagifer
- Diospyros malabarica
- Quassia indica
- Hydnocarpus pentandrus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Chrysobalanaceae
- Genus
- Moquilea
- Species
- Moquilea platypus
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